RAX80 ReadyShare Does not Recognize my USB Drive

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coach1625 wrote:

I will make it simple. ReadyShare and the RAX80 do NOT support exFAT.

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Correct. But not need to experiment yourself.

That is explained on manuals and in the KnowledgeBase articles about USB drives:

What are the USB drive requirements for ReadySHARE on my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support

Unfortunately, that article is hopelessly wrong on at least one count.

• If you want to use a USB drive larger than 2 TB, you might need to format the drive into partitions smaller than 2 TB (for example, you might need to format a 4 TB drive into two 2 TB partitions).

I am using 4 TB and 6 TB USB drives. And many people have found that ReadySHARE does not play nicely with partitioned drives.

You can get a better idea of what USB drives you can use from this:

Which USB drives are verified to work with NETGEAR ReadySHARE? | Answer | NETGEAR Support

Its is incomplete and out of date. (Netgear can't hope to keep up with all the options out there.) But if you can find a drive that works with one of the devices listed there, then there is a good chance that it will work with a different router.